Twenty long days have passed and Bristol Rovers finally return to competitive action with a Good Friday encounter against Charlton Athletic at the Mem.
It’s a game between two sides locked in the mid-table regions of League One with the play-offs out of sight and relegation a concern that can be placed (at least for now) towards the back of their minds.
That said, as Joey Barton has consistently delivered the message there can be no slacking off or falling into the age-old trap of being “on the beach”; a curious cliché given many of the squad have spent some of the last few weeks doing exactly that.
